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The role of juvenile hormone in dominance behavior, reproduction and cuticular pheromone signaling in the caste-flexible epiponine wasp, Synoeca surinama

BACKGROUND: The popular view on insect sociality is that of a harmonious division of labor among two morphologically distinct and functionally non-overlapping castes. But this is a highly derived state and not a prerequisite for a functional society. Rather, caste-flexibility is a central feature in...

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Autores principales: Kelstrup, Hans C, Hartfelder, Klaus, Nascimento, Fabio S, Riddiford, Lynn M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25371699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-014-0078-5